Donald Trump sentencing could have helped his election odds: Karl Rove

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Meanwhile, after the decision was announced, Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to praise the decision, saying in part, "The Manhattan D.A. Witch Hunt has been postponed because everyone realizes that there was NO CASE, I DID NOTHING WRONG!
30% : "Trump also said he appreciated Merchan's wording in the decision that says the sentencing "if necessary" will be pushed to November 26 at 10 a.m. Trump was previously scheduled to be sentenced on September 18.
29% : "Rove also said that Trump has risen in the polls "the more the people have reacted negatively to his treatment in the courtroom.
23% : "As Trump battled his New York criminal case this year, the polls showed a relatively even presidential race before and after his May 30 conviction by a Manhattan jury, according to polling aggregation from polling analysis site FiveThirtyEight.
22% : Trump supporters have already indicated in polling that even if Trump went to prison, they would still vote for him.
16% : A YouGov and CBS News poll taken between June 5 and 7 showed Trump up 1 percent with 50 percent of the vote, compared with Biden's 49 percent, among likely voters, with a 3.8 percent margin of error.
12% : Similarly, an Economist and YouGov poll commissioned between May 25 and 28 showed Trump 1 point ahead of Biden among registered voters, with a 2.9 percent margin of error.
10% : After his conviction, an Economist and YouGov poll commissioned between June 2 and 4 among registered voters showed Trump and Biden in an exact tie again, with 42 percent of the vote and a 3 percent margin of error.
10% : A Reuters and Ipsos poll commissioned between May 30 and 31 showed Biden 2 points ahead of Trump among registered voters, with 41 percent of the vote compared with Trump's 39 percent and a 2.1 percent margin of error.
9% : A Morning Consult and Politico Poll commissioned between May 28 and 29 showed Trump and President Joe Biden in an exact tie with 45 percent of the vote among registered voters, with a 2-point margin of error.

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